The 4th of July is over and today I have a guest post from non-other than my 15 year old, Baby Girl!
Yesterday I was busy completing DIY projects, which BTW is a new segment on the blog.
Yes folks, I am not just a cook,lol!
I decided that I didn’t have time to cook so I enlisted Baby Girl to prepare 4th of July dinner.
Baby Girl’s Dirty Rice, i.e. rice dressing is better than my recipe.
Yep, it’s so good I have passed the torch and I will no longer be making Dirty Rice.
Yes, in case you’re wondering, I am one proud mama! I am so excited that Baby Girl is excited about cooking.
Baby Girl used ground turkey and chicken gizzards. YEP, no pork at all, this is a healthier version and you can’t tell because the flavor is over the top!
Also, I really believe the key to Baby Girl’s dish is she cooked her rice in broth.
I asked her why she decided to cook her rice in broth, she stated it’s because she always see me cooking rice in broth.
Well, I tell ya’ that was the most flavorful rice dressing I’ve ever eaten.
It’s not the way my mama does it, mama cooks a big pot of long grain rice not in broth, and definitely not Thai Jasmine, lol.
Hot, creamy, and spicy! I couldn’t stop eating it.
After Baby Girl fixed my third plate, she said, “BAM!”
Yes, we love Emeril in this house, lol.
It’s time to dig in folks.
Enjoy.
PrintBaby Girl’s Dirty Rice
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 small pack of chicken gizzards
- 1 cup gizzard juice
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- 1 bunch of green onions
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
For the Seasoning Blend:
- 1 tablespoon creole seasoning
- 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
For the Rice:
- 3 cups Mahatma Thai Jasmine rice, dried
- 4 1/2 cup beef broth, low sodium
Instructions
- Rinse chicken gizzards and add to a stock pot, cover with water, cook over medium heat for about 1 1/2 hours, adding more water if needed.
- You will need to reserve 1 cup of gizzard cooking liquid..
- While gizzards cook, in a medium pan, add olive oil and heat over medium-high heat, add bell peppers, onions, and celery. Saute for about 5 minutes then add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
- Add ground turkey, break up, add seasonings and saute until browned and cooked through. Turn turkey-vegetable mixture off the heat and set aside.
- When gizzards are fork tender, remove from heat, drain, reserving gizzard liquid.
- Add gizzards to a food processor and chop lightly.
- Add chopped gizzards to turkey-vegetable mixture and heat over medium heat, mix well. Add gizzard cooking liquid.
To Prepare Rice:
- Add beef broth to a large rice pan, bring to boil.
- Stir in rice, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes, remove from heat, allow rice to steam 10 minutes more.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl, add rice a little at a time until enough rice has been added and mixture remains moist. You may not need all the rice.
- Add chopped parsley and mix well.
- Check seasonings, and enjoy.
Notes
Ground turkey can be substituted with ground pork or ground chicken.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6-8
A question on the seasoning blend: It calls for 1 T Creole seasoning blend, but then goes on to add ingredients that I find in all Creole/Cajun/Emeril’s Essence blends. Is this recipe meant to start with 1T Creole seasoning blend and more of its ingredients? Or are these ingredients shown in the recipe meant to be mixed into a Creole seasoning blend and then use 1T of it? Recipe looks deliciouis but I don’t want to overdo on the seasoning. Thanks.
Hi Ann, yes although I use Creole Seasoning I also pretty much add my own blend to the creole seasoning as well. I would suggest if you’re using Emeril’s Essence which is delicious, start with that blend and then adjust the seasoning as needed. I love spice and use a lot of it but I would start with about 1-2 tablespoons of Essence and that should be plenty. But taste and adjust to your liking. Hope this helps!
Lisa
Can you substitute anything for the gizzards if your family doesn’t care for them?
Hello Connie, just omit them and add extra meat.